Holothurian from Mozambique
Description
Holothurian on a rock. Most likely identification is Synallactes horridus: It seems to have 4 rows of dorsal papillae, a row of larger papillae laterally and a row of smaller tubefeet ventrolaterally. Mid ventral tubefeet presence/absence unknown. Synallactes horridus and S. Laguardai are known from the area. For the locality in the Indian Ocean, Off Mozambique and the depth (600m) Synallactes horridus Koehler & Vaney, 1905 is known from a specimen collected at 975m depth. The appendages are closer to the description, but the ossicles are needed in order to corroborate 100% the species.
| Item Type: | Image |
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| Title: | Holothurian from Mozambique |
| Creator(s): | Gates, A |
| Identification: | Solis-Marin, Francisco and Rogacheva, Tonya and Billett, David |
| Date: | 21 July 2012 |
| Copyright: | SERPENT Project |
| Classification: | Kingdom Animalia > Phylum Echinodermata (Echinoderms) > Class Holothuroidea (Sea Cucumbers) > Order Aspidochirotida (Holothurians with feet) > Family Synallactidae (Sea cucumbers) |
| Species: | Synallactes sp. |
| Site: | Indian > Indian Ocean > East Africa > Cachalote |
| Site Description: | Seafloor |
| Depth (m): | 660 |
| Countries: | East Africa > Mozambique |
| Substratum: | sediment |
| Rig: | Discoverer Americas |
| Project Partners: | Oceaneering |
| ROV: | Oceaneering |
| Keywords: | Synallactes |
| Deposited By: | Dr Daniel Jones |
| Deposited On: | 13 August 2014 |
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